March 8, 2011 - Minutes
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Planning Committee
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Date: |
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |
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Anderson Room Richmond City Hall |
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Councillor Bill McNulty, Chair Councillor Greg Halsey-Brandt, Vice-Chair Councillor Linda Barnes Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt Councillor Harold Steves (arrived at 4:04 p.m.) |
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Call to Order: |
The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. |
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MINUTES |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on Tuesday, February 22, 2011, be adopted as circulated. |
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CARRIED |
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NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE |
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011, (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room |
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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT |
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(File Ref. No.: 12-8060-20-8618, RZ 08-429600) (REDMS No. 3142381) | |
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Brian Jackson, Director of Development stated that staff is in support of the rezoning application. He further remarked that dedication and construction of a new City lane, along the east perimeter of the subject site, is part of the project. | |
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A brief discussion ensued between Mr. Jackson and Committee regarding: | |
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parking under the property and access from the rear lane; |
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the shared driveway; |
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the new City lane will be a public lane; |
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location of the two handicapped parking stalls, and their generous radius to accommodate wheelchairs; and |
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the attention paid by the applicant to issues of overlook and shading. |
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To confirm that shading between the structures on the site has been mitigated, Ken Chow, Architect, Interface Architecture Inc., used a model to demonstrate the relationship between the townhouse units and the three-storey structures at the rear of the subject site. | |
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It was moved and seconded | |
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That Bylaw No. 8618, for the rezoning of 6500 Cooney Road from “Low Density Townhouses (RTL1)” to “Parking Structure Townhouses (RTP4)”, be introduced and given first reading. | |
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(File Ref. No.: , AG 09-503590) (REDMS No. 3091441) | |
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A discussion ensued between Mr. Jackson and Committee and in particular regarding: | |
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the lease on the site, held by Richmond Karting Limited, expires in 2019, and after that date the site would no longer be dedicated for an outdoor go-cart track and mini-golf course facility; |
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the Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) component of the site; |
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the durable nature of the proposed artificial turf for the mini-golf course; and |
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the race track theme of the proposed mini-golf course facility. |
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It was moved and seconded | |
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That: | |
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Authorization for Richmond Karting Limited to apply to the Agricultural Land Commission for a non-farm use for the purposes of developing an outdoor mini-golf course facility at 6631 Sidaway Road be granted; and |
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Staff be authorized to take the necessary steps to ensure removal and reinstatement of the land to be occupied by the mini-golf facility to its prior condition before forwarding the non-farm use application at 6631 Sidaway Road to the Agricultural Land Commission. |
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(File Ref. No.: 12-8060-20-8724, RZ 10-546760) (REDMS No. 3149938) |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Bylaw No. 8724, for the rezoning of 9320 Dayton Avenue from “Single Detached (RS1/B)” to “Single Detached (RS2/K)”, be introduced and given First Reading. |
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MANAGER’S REPORT |
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Mr. Jackson provided information regarding several rezoning application reports that would be coming to Committee at future meetings. |
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Joe Erceg, General Manager, Planning and Development, provided further information regarding future Planning Committee agenda items. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the meeting adjourn (4:50 p.m.). |
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CARRIED |
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Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. |
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Councillor Bill McNulty Chair |
Sheila Johnston Committee Clerk |